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Celebrate National Apprenticeship Week with RLC

INA, Ill. (November 19, 2024)— This week, Rend Lake College is joining Apprenticeship.gov in celebrating National Apprenticeship Week (NAW). The 10th anniversary of NAW...

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Intermountain Electronics donates $50,000 to SIMA at RLC

INA, Ill. (November 15, 2024) — The Rend Lake College Foundation is excited to share that it has received a $50,000 donation from Intermountain Electronics to provide...

Community

Join RLC and SIC for the 2024 Winter Concert

INA, Ill. (November 12, 2024)—Rend Lake College is thrilled to invite you to an enchanting Winter/Holiday Concert Series, where the magic of the season comes alive through...

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RLC performs 'FAME'

INA, Ill. (November 13, 2024)—Rend Lake College told the story of the School of Performing Arts in the midst of auditioning applicants in the play FAME. Top row, from L to...

Student Success

Four RLC Agriculture Students Earn Their American FFA Degree

INA, Ill. (November 8, 2024)—On October 26, 2024, four RLC Agriculture students, Wyatt Hamson, Marshall Schuster, Wyatt Pilson and Tucker Dearmond, received the gold standard...

Board Of Trustees

RLC Board Of Trustees Meeting Highlights November 5, 2024

Please contact the Marketing & Communications Department at 618-437-5321, Ext. 1223 or by email if you have questions or need information. Board of Trustees Meeting -...

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Rend Lake College Celebrates Diversity Week

INA, Ill. (November 4, 2024)—At Rend Lake College, we celebrate diversity. We want all our students to feel safe and welcome, no matter their age, race, gender or class. That...

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Rend Lake College Receives Grant Awards from IGEN

INA, Ill. (October 25, 2024)—Rend Lake College was awarded $74,995.50 to install a solar system at the Murphy-Wall campus in Pinckneyville. Additionally, RLC was awarded...

Community

Mt. Vernon senior Page wins big in RLC's The College Try

INA, Ill. (October 29, 2024)—Jake Page, a high school senior, has won a semester at RLC, tuition-free from The College Try. {% module_block module...

Resources

Join RLC's Truck Driver Training Program for Hands-on Experience

INA, Ill. (October 29, 2024)—Truck driving is one of the fastest-growing industries today. There is a constant demand for over-the-road drivers and is one of the few...

Student Success

Christina Bruner Received CNA of the Year at RLC's CNA Conference

INA, Ill. (October 29, 2024)—On Friday, October 18, Rend Lake College held a CNA Conference sponsored by RLC, Certified Nursing Assistance Educator Association and the...

Community

RLC to cut ribbon Nov. 21 on brand new Southern Illinois Manufacturing Academy...

MT. VERNON, Ill. (Oct. 28, 2024) — The community is invited to the Southern Illinois Manufacturing Academy Ribbon Cutting & Rend Lake College MarketPlace Showcase coming up...